리틀패킹턴 주변 최고의 그래블 라이딩 코스

코벤트리 운하의 인기 있는 합류 지점으로, 합류 지점을 조금 지나 탐 강 위로 지나갑니다. 버밍엄 방향으로 가면 Drayton Bassett와 Drayton Manor 근처의 유명한 흰색 스윙 브리지를 지나게 됩니다. Middleton Lakes RSPB 사이트, Middleton Hall 및 Kingsbury Water Park까지 운하를 따라 걸으세요.

Beautiful views from this vantage point

The castle was founded after the Norman Conquest of 1066; with development through to the Tudor period. It has been described by the architectural historian Anthony Emery as "the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant for its scale, form and quality of workmanship". Kenilworth played an important historical role: it was the subject of the six-month-long siege of Kenilworth in 1266, thought to be the longest siege in medieval English history, and formed a base for Lancastrian operations in the Wars of the Roses. Kenilworth was the scene of the removal of Edward II from the English throne, the perceived French insult to Henry V in 1414 of a gift of tennis balls (said by John Strecche to have prompted the campaign that led to the Battle of Agincourt), and the Earl of Leicester's lavish reception of Elizabeth I in 1575. It has been described as "one of two major castles in Britain which may be classified as water-castles or lake-fortresses...

Drop down and corner past a medieval castle. Pretty cool.

It's nice to look at and walk over but the spiral stairs up and down are a nightmare to get bikes up and down.

Towpath is usually in pretty good condition for most of the year. Probably not all suitable for a road bike but anything with 40mm or above tyres is going to be fine.

Peaceful & Tidy, enjoyed it

Here stands an unexpected outcrop in the shape of a wall made up of Coventry Sandstone, also known as Corley Rocks. It's a magnificent place to stop and admire some rock formations that are thought to have been there since the boundary of the Carboniferous and Permian periods.